After retiring, Liu became the head coach of China's national table tennis team in 2003, leading the men's team to win many world championships, among which those who returned to the provincial team twice were called into the national team, participated in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and won the men's doubles championship. With excellent team leadership, Liu served as head coach of table tennis on 20 13.
2065438+On June 20, 2007, the Standing Committee of the Congress of the Chinese Table Tennis Association decided to appoint the vice chairman of the Wei Liu Chinese Table Tennis Association, and Liu no longer served as the head table tennis coach: "If the China table tennis team loses in the Tokyo Olympic Games, I can't accept it. I don't allow myself to escape this challenge and responsibility. " Speaking of long-term aspirations, Liu said that he hoped that China would become the center of table tennis development in the world. He also talked about the storm of leaving the head coach for the first time. He said he didn't want to be demoted to be the head of the coaching staff, so he resigned voluntarily. After being fired, Liu chose to spend more time with his family, play golf with his daughter, and once focused on table tennis.
In the men's singles 16 into 8 in the China Table Tennis Open held in Chengdu that year, China table tennis players Malone, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong and head coaches Qin Zhijian and Marin gave up the competition without the approval of the China Table Tennis Association, which was another kind of support for Liu. This has attracted the support of many netizens, but it has also been criticized by many professionals. In fact, they represent a country and are emotionally understandable. On 20 18, Liu began to appear frequently in front of everyone. During the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Table Tennis Championships, Liu also served as a guest speaker, and witnessed the former disciples Malone, Xu Xin, Ding Ning and Liu climb to the top again with the audience. Liu Ye himself said that he would not leave the table tennis world. From 2065438 to September 2008, Liu became the head of the preparatory group for the change of the Table Tennis Association, which indicated that he would return smoothly.
On 20 18, Liu became the chairman of the table tennis association, which made the sports circle and even sports fans feel very gratified-the process of professionals doing professional things has turned a page forward. And Liu Ye can continue to make his own contribution to the cause of table tennis.